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i can assure you that the forensic sciences, the nond.n.a. stuff is not brain science. it doesn't take a kent to look at the scientific methods underlying a lot of the forensic techniques and say that it's mostly junk. i do think your point is well taken that when you get to genetics and you get to neuroscience and get to some of the more complex science, i quite frankly think that law schools need to step up. lawyers and judges need to step up to do a better job of understanding it and that's one of the thing kent does. he goes around lecturing judges on the methodology underlying his neuroscience. >> just one note about -- a lot of the sciences that you mention are sciences that were developed not through order scientific method of driver, but -- discovery but were directed by the criminal justice system, the forensic sciences didn't happen from scientists following hypothesis-driven scientific methods and following the scientific methods. neuroscience and d.n.a. are different that way. interestingly, there is a lot of neuroscience collaborations that are happening wi
i can assure you that the forensic sciences, the nond.n.a. stuff is not brain science. it doesn't take a kent to look at the scientific methods underlying a lot of the forensic techniques and say that it's mostly junk. i do think your point is well taken that when you get to genetics and you get to neuroscience and get to some of the more complex science, i quite frankly think that law schools need to step up. lawyers and judges need to step up to do a better job of understanding it and that's...
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, clinical science, bio, medical science together to solve the problems of human health. >> science and clinical reach in three areas, cardio vascular cancer and neurological disease. we have of course the new hospital which was beyond our wildest dreams when we first began planning mission bay, but now looks so obviously to be an essential part of the mix here. because this, it will complete the continuum of bench to bed side that we want so badly to foster. there have been diagnostic pioneers here, the sars virus was identified here with a technique in about six hours, and finally as you have heard we have created the ability to attract more effectively and to interact with more effectively, bio tech and big pharm a and simply put, mission bay has made it possible for ucsf never again to be behind the curve, in fact, if we use it well, we should remain consistently ahead of the curve which is exactly where we want to be. thank you, very much. [ applause ] thank you chancler bishop. i particularly am pleased that you pointed out that we have been talking about science, but increasingly
, clinical science, bio, medical science together to solve the problems of human health. >> science and clinical reach in three areas, cardio vascular cancer and neurological disease. we have of course the new hospital which was beyond our wildest dreams when we first began planning mission bay, but now looks so obviously to be an essential part of the mix here. because this, it will complete the continuum of bench to bed side that we want so badly to foster. there have been diagnostic...
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maplers science class... science class...science class... discover the scent of the future... of the future...of the future... franscent by francine... franscent by francine. what smells? i do... franscent by francine... i cannot believe the nerve of francine, stealing your flower and turning it into perfume for science class? it took me weeks to grow that hybrid flower and a day before it's due all i have to show for it is a pot of dirt and a bare stem. well, the stem is the main part of the plant that grows out of the ground. why can't you present that? because i need the actual flower to prove it's a hybrid. why can't you plant another callaloopy? i could, but it wouldn't bloom in time. i can't believe that francine! i know, i only have one day to come up with a new project. you know, and what really gets me is that francine is going to end up smelling like a rose. whoa! whoa! whew! ♪ what is that smell? what have you done to me? this is your doing...i made perfume from your flower and it made me... really smelly. (flies buzzing) let me
maplers science class... science class...science class... discover the scent of the future... of the future...of the future... franscent by francine... franscent by francine. what smells? i do... franscent by francine... i cannot believe the nerve of francine, stealing your flower and turning it into perfume for science class? it took me weeks to grow that hybrid flower and a day before it's due all i have to show for it is a pot of dirt and a bare stem. well, the stem is the main part of the...
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medical science. i'm a physician. do you have any suggestions about how we can look at the regulatory burden and tax burden besides passing my jobs bill, which i think is critical to bring the manufacturing jobs back to america, can you give us some suggestions about what we can do to look at the regulatory burden as well as the tax burden and give us help in getting these shackles off of business and industry, our job creators, so we can start having a strong manufacturing industry here in this country? and thank you for, i want to thank you for texas instruments having the manufacturing that y'all do here in this country. >> mr. broun, the simplest way i think about this is, we have 5% of the world's population. which says 95% of it is somewhere else. when we think about economic growth for our country, and for companies that are headquarters in the u.s., we have to have policies and plans that let u.s.-headquartered companies compete tpwhrobally because it ends up creating great opportunities and great economic gro
medical science. i'm a physician. do you have any suggestions about how we can look at the regulatory burden and tax burden besides passing my jobs bill, which i think is critical to bring the manufacturing jobs back to america, can you give us some suggestions about what we can do to look at the regulatory burden as well as the tax burden and give us help in getting these shackles off of business and industry, our job creators, so we can start having a strong manufacturing industry here in...
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yes, my science advisors, that's why they're here. >> [inaudible]. >> yeah. there are a lot of carcinogens in diesel exhaust, yeah. >> [inaudible]. >> well, you're still seeing an oil that combusts, some of them we know burn more cleanly than others but if it's combusting, you end up with productions of combustion, it may not be better for pollution on the other side, depending on how clean the air burns and that's a theme we end up talking about a fair bit unfortunately is that bio doesn't always mean it's safer, it can, it can definitely mane we're reducing destruction of greenhouse gases but it can still make bad things outs of good ingredients if you know what i mean, another outdoor thing is to reduce your reliance on household pesticides so the active ingredients can be of concern, the pesticide itself, but most pesticide companies done label what are called the inert ingredient, that's the one that's not doing the pest killing per se, they can still really be bad chemicals, endocrine sdrukt tersest can be there, your baby crawls on your lawn, those exp
yes, my science advisors, that's why they're here. >> [inaudible]. >> yeah. there are a lot of carcinogens in diesel exhaust, yeah. >> [inaudible]. >> well, you're still seeing an oil that combusts, some of them we know burn more cleanly than others but if it's combusting, you end up with productions of combustion, it may not be better for pollution on the other side, depending on how clean the air burns and that's a theme we end up talking about a fair bit unfortunately...
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he was selected for a top science and engineering prize. he happens to be 15 years old. please welcome jack and his proud mom, jane, who are with us. [applause] we're are also joined by small business owner, who also happens to be courageous disabled veteran. she moved the business out of her dining room and has tripled her customers. please welcome her. [applause] senator young had occasion to introduce me to this gentleman. i have visited with him in frederick. he started a company called nexus energy homes. they build houses at market prices and get this -- these homes are designed to consume net zero energy. for families, that means electricity bills as low as $3 and $4 a month. nexus energy homes was named a national home builder of the year. [applause] what do these stories have in common? innovation and entrepreneurship. the united states of commerce have named maryland number one in innovation and entrepreneurship. marylanders are doing remarkable work -- life science, green tech, information technology, cybersecurity, aerospace and advanced manufacturing -- in t
he was selected for a top science and engineering prize. he happens to be 15 years old. please welcome jack and his proud mom, jane, who are with us. [applause] we're are also joined by small business owner, who also happens to be courageous disabled veteran. she moved the business out of her dining room and has tripled her customers. please welcome her. [applause] senator young had occasion to introduce me to this gentleman. i have visited with him in frederick. he started a company called...
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i did not have math or science. and someone said to check out this new field of computer science. and he said it was a man-made language. and i thought, great. i am good with language, and i know how to make stuff. fortunately, that was a great and rising newfield. tavis: what do you make a looking back on it now? what do you make of how it came to be, the burgeoning growth of computer technology just happened to coincide with your arriving here? somebody suggested, maybe you ought to try this? i am asking how you process that. i get to that because of the success you have had, sitting on the obama commission. it is quite a fascinating journey. how do you look back at that decision at the time when you can barely speak english to study computer science? >> what is taught me is behind every closed door there is new opportunity. it is like every time life shut the door, it closes on me, high end up doing something else, and it is a new world that opens up for me. i learned in my life's journey many times that when something -- when it looks like there is no work -- no road ahead of
i did not have math or science. and someone said to check out this new field of computer science. and he said it was a man-made language. and i thought, great. i am good with language, and i know how to make stuff. fortunately, that was a great and rising newfield. tavis: what do you make a looking back on it now? what do you make of how it came to be, the burgeoning growth of computer technology just happened to coincide with your arriving here? somebody suggested, maybe you ought to try this?...
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education science, technology, engineering, math. they spend more than $3 billion to improve s.t.e.m. education in our country. but we have yet to see significant results from this investment. do you have any suggestions as to what we should codo to improve the record? >> i do have a few, thank you. first, i would say that there are three areas. one is briew. and k through 12 education. the second is stemming losses in the undergraduate pipeline in the stem education and the third creating appropriate to the next level. with respect to k-12 education. believe it or not. i want to get back to the basics. i'm a theoretical physicist by background. one cannot do it without a strong sophisticated math background. one has to be able to do calculus and partial differential e indications and all of that. one can't do that without understanding agree onlity, algebra. et. one cannot do those things if they can't add, subtract, multiple, define and understand about fractions and percentagesth. the point it is cumulative. we have to think about
education science, technology, engineering, math. they spend more than $3 billion to improve s.t.e.m. education in our country. but we have yet to see significant results from this investment. do you have any suggestions as to what we should codo to improve the record? >> i do have a few, thank you. first, i would say that there are three areas. one is briew. and k through 12 education. the second is stemming losses in the undergraduate pipeline in the stem education and the third...
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is science going to be the new god? we don't need god as much. we can control our pain. we can control our disease. >> no, because we're finally personal beings and we desire relationship. we don't merely to desire 20 years long asian not have certain diseases. we do desire this thing but we'r created in the image of god and most fundamentally god himself from do you have thoughts on this? >> i think in this coming century people will lean toward god and rediscover themselves in the image of the almighty god. and number two -- >> when the time comes, when the time comes that you see and you greet, as a friend, a cloned human being, another person that looks exactly like you, and you know that that person has been cloned, is that going to i am pell you to -- impell to respect and love god more or incline you to move away from god into science? >> that needs to be discussed more thoroughly by scholars, theologians to come up with the right solution in the coming years. >> i think we've established that you, dr. dever, take the resurrection literally. >> that's right, on th
is science going to be the new god? we don't need god as much. we can control our pain. we can control our disease. >> no, because we're finally personal beings and we desire relationship. we don't merely to desire 20 years long asian not have certain diseases. we do desire this thing but we'r created in the image of god and most fundamentally god himself from do you have thoughts on this? >> i think in this coming century people will lean toward god and rediscover themselves in the...
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on the science side, the question really is, and this is what we were debating, is the question whether you can operationally define free will so you can measure it? from a scientist's standpoint, a construct doesn't really mean anything if you can't measure it. i have been asked many, many newer scientists including ken, what exactly does free will mean and how do you measure it? it could be like emotional control. it could be something like impulsivity, impulse control and you get back to the basic problem that chris who is a colleague of anita's at vanderbilt, wait he has put it, how do you distinguish and irresistible impulse from an impulse not resisted. there is a basic gray area, a difficult ability to say, did you actually choose that and did you choose it in a way that the law would recognize. so the law all of the time develops concepts that scientists are interested in studying. it might be competency, for example. well, competency is really a multifaceted construct from a legal perspective. it could be competency to be executed, it could be competency to commit a crime. it c
on the science side, the question really is, and this is what we were debating, is the question whether you can operationally define free will so you can measure it? from a scientist's standpoint, a construct doesn't really mean anything if you can't measure it. i have been asked many, many newer scientists including ken, what exactly does free will mean and how do you measure it? it could be like emotional control. it could be something like impulsivity, impulse control and you get back to the...
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i'm excited to be on the committee because they truly do believe in science and what science can do in iraq in the above-mentioned innovations that come out of the federal government's role in science is important to me. i wanted to talk about ms. jackson and her testimony about collaboration between government and business and also mr. templeton discussed examples of public r&d partnerships in the semiconductor industry. in livermore, california, with innovation for granted pants transportation excellence, a public or the partnership to support small businesses and maximize economic potential of transportation in clean energy technology. it's a partnership with the city and the surrounding communities. sandia laboratories in austin university of california, berkeley and davis campuses. my question is are just starting to see the projects get off the ground, but if you can imagine the biggest challenge is access to capital, to have an incubator setting where you can have small startups come in medium startups come in and do the work to create local made in america jobs. the couple ques
i'm excited to be on the committee because they truly do believe in science and what science can do in iraq in the above-mentioned innovations that come out of the federal government's role in science is important to me. i wanted to talk about ms. jackson and her testimony about collaboration between government and business and also mr. templeton discussed examples of public r&d partnerships in the semiconductor industry. in livermore, california, with innovation for granted pants...
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today, the campus is the hub of a collaborative and growing eco system that is transforming science into better health worldwide. ten years ago, ucsan francisco officially opened genetec hall, where we are today the first building at mission bay, to mark this anniversary we are celebrating those who played a key role in making what it is today and who gave both ucsan francisco and the city and county of san francisco a treasure. looking across mission bay today, it is hard to remember what this area used to look like, but i have a clear recollection, i did my residency here and lived up on the hill and my husband used to try to talk me out of running passed this neighborhood. it was not a place that you wanted to spend a lot of time, it was a region of abandoned rail road yards and empty houses back then it was bursting at the seams. the university began looking for places to grow and san francisco was not hitting the top of that list. but a group of smart dedicated people put their heads together and decided otherwise. these people, some of whom are are us this morning, were committed t
today, the campus is the hub of a collaborative and growing eco system that is transforming science into better health worldwide. ten years ago, ucsan francisco officially opened genetec hall, where we are today the first building at mission bay, to mark this anniversary we are celebrating those who played a key role in making what it is today and who gave both ucsan francisco and the city and county of san francisco a treasure. looking across mission bay today, it is hard to remember what this...
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itfound that it not only can happen but does. >> we recreated the science behind it. we document it using high speed cameras and look at it from an engineering and science basis to understand what's happening. with noinformation out there, we had to do the test ourselves. >> this is the camera footage of a test. with with the the cap off and just the right amount of fuel in the can, you can see the flames follow the fumes and then violently come bust spewing flame up to 13 feet . >> a test adam recreated for the clark's in the atf laboratory so they could see what happened that night. preliminarily they are calling this fe nonnonflame jetting and while it is too new to track or keep findings on, they say the findings are making sense all around the country. >> we've been presenting this because nobody knows about it across the country. the more we do it, the more people step up and say this happened in our jurisdiction. >> seeing it is believing it for me. i mean i believed what aubrey said but it's unbelievable. she said she backed up and she showed us how far she wa
itfound that it not only can happen but does. >> we recreated the science behind it. we document it using high speed cameras and look at it from an engineering and science basis to understand what's happening. with noinformation out there, we had to do the test ourselves. >> this is the camera footage of a test. with with the the cap off and just the right amount of fuel in the can, you can see the flames follow the fumes and then violently come bust spewing flame up to 13 feet ....
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bruce leshan reports today that won him a national medal of science at the white house. >> reporter: imagine you had a yardstick. if you cut it into 10 equal pieces -- >> reporter: one of jim gates' most popular videos, an explanation of string theory brings together the universe from the smallest particles to the biggest galaxies in 30 seconds. >> photon. >> reporter: for the bbc he explains super symmetry which brings together matter and force. >> the beauty and wonder of fundamental physics. >> reporter: his research and teaching brought him to the white house where the president gave the university of maryland professor one of this year's 12 national medals of science. >> this is like winning the world series and the lottery and having a birthday party and christmas all at the same time. >> reporter: professor gates' dad was in the army. he went to schools all over the country. he was in orlando in high school when word came he had been accepted to one of the country's top science schools. >> he came home and saw his father standing on the porch with a big smile on his face and t
bruce leshan reports today that won him a national medal of science at the white house. >> reporter: imagine you had a yardstick. if you cut it into 10 equal pieces -- >> reporter: one of jim gates' most popular videos, an explanation of string theory brings together the universe from the smallest particles to the biggest galaxies in 30 seconds. >> photon. >> reporter: for the bbc he explains super symmetry which brings together matter and force. >> the beauty and...
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cold fusion became a catchphrase for junk science. yet, as scott pelley reported in april 2009, 20 years after being thoroughly debunked, for some scientists, cold fusion was suddenly hot again. >> we can wield the power of nuclear physics on a tabletop. the potential is unlimited. that is the most powerful energy source known to man. >> michael mckubre says he has seen that energy more than 50 times in cold fusion experiments he's doing at sri international, a respected california lab that does extensive work for the government. mckubre is an electrochemist who imagines the creation of a clean nuclear battery. >> for example, the laptop would come pre-charged with all of the energy that you would ever intend to use. you're now decoupled from your charger and the wall socket. >> automobiles? >> same. potential is for an energy source that would run your car for three, four years, for example, you take it in for servicing every four years, and they'd give you a new power supply. >> power stations? >> you can imagine a one-for-one plug-
cold fusion became a catchphrase for junk science. yet, as scott pelley reported in april 2009, 20 years after being thoroughly debunked, for some scientists, cold fusion was suddenly hot again. >> we can wield the power of nuclear physics on a tabletop. the potential is unlimited. that is the most powerful energy source known to man. >> michael mckubre says he has seen that energy more than 50 times in cold fusion experiments he's doing at sri international, a respected california...
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not coming up in computer science enough. everything focuses on the engineer and computer science. until that changes, you're not going to see as diverse as a community as you want. it's not just lip service because diverse cultures make better companies in these places. yes, it's a problem, and, you know, that's what's going to happen. this elite core of workers, and you're going to have the people that serve them. so that's an interesting problem for the bay area. >> what about, they can address some of those things with schools and education. they don't necessarily have to be working in the tech industry. was there much discussion about that? >> the whole argument of the tech industry is they're creating jobs. uber, everyone becomes an entrepreneur. the new tech revolutions, everyone is an entrepreneur. not everyone can be an entrepreneur. it suggests the society of entrepreneurialism over the basic jobs we think of. >> kara, thanks very much. heady times in silicon valley, and the same time, storm clouds over the medical marijuana industry. the state supreme court this week hea
not coming up in computer science enough. everything focuses on the engineer and computer science. until that changes, you're not going to see as diverse as a community as you want. it's not just lip service because diverse cultures make better companies in these places. yes, it's a problem, and, you know, that's what's going to happen. this elite core of workers, and you're going to have the people that serve them. so that's an interesting problem for the bay area. >> what about, they...
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[applause] 2011 national medal of science to m. frederick hawthorne, university of missouri, for highly creative pioneering research in inorganic, organometallic chemistry, sustained up her found contribution to scientific and technical advice related to national security, and for effective and devoted service to the broad field of chemical sciences. [applause] >> leroy hood. [applause] 2011 national medal of science to leroy hood, institute for systems biology, for pioneering spirit, passion, vision, interventions and leadership combined with unique cross disciplinary approaches resulted in entrepreneurial ventures, transformative commercial products, and several new scientific disciplines that a challenge and transform the fields of biotechnology, genomics, personalized medicine and science education. [applause] >> barry c. mazur. [applause] >> 2011 national medal of science to barry c. mazur, harvard university, the original and landmark contributions to differential policy, number theory, algebraic geometry where him and other
[applause] 2011 national medal of science to m. frederick hawthorne, university of missouri, for highly creative pioneering research in inorganic, organometallic chemistry, sustained up her found contribution to scientific and technical advice related to national security, and for effective and devoted service to the broad field of chemical sciences. [applause] >> leroy hood. [applause] 2011 national medal of science to leroy hood, institute for systems biology, for pioneering spirit,...
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[applause] we don't deny science in washington, we embrace it. we do not follow technological innovation, we lead it. [applause] and we will not pass up a golden opportunity to create jobs. we need these clean energy jobs that work for the long haul. they will be in bellingham at the itec solar company. in seattle at macdonald-miller, a great efficiency company. in spokane at the mckinstry company, and at boeing where we are making the world's most fuel efficient jet. these jobs won't just fall into our lap. washington has what it takes to win, but the clean energy race is highly competitive. germany, china and california are not waiting. neither should we. [applause] it is our economic, and moral imperative.as we move forward to determine what we will do, let's remember who we are as a state. washington is a state that embraces all people for who they are. are.
[applause] we don't deny science in washington, we embrace it. we do not follow technological innovation, we lead it. [applause] and we will not pass up a golden opportunity to create jobs. we need these clean energy jobs that work for the long haul. they will be in bellingham at the itec solar company. in seattle at macdonald-miller, a great efficiency company. in spokane at the mckinstry company, and at boeing where we are making the world's most fuel efficient jet. these jobs won't just fall...
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and help people to understand, particularly, taxpayers who may be asked to pay for science labs. why does that matter. >> reporter: teachers say one reason the u.s. may lag behind is that they start early, teaching the subjects to younger students. >> if we can provide a wide range of opportunities from ap courses down to, perhaps, you know, on site or school-based research experiences, to give students more hands-on opportunities. and really to let them see beyond the taxbooks. >> reporter: and make-- textbooks. and make it a tool for life. i'm gigi barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, compared to other nations, american students ranked 25th in math subjects. and 17t in science and technology courses. >>> time now for a quick look at some of the stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. a columbia mom is using facebook to gather support for her son, who is a victim of cyber bullying. >>> the oscar made a stop at the inner harbor. and a local woman got an unexpected gift of tickets to the academy awards. >>> johns hopkins' season opener against sien
and help people to understand, particularly, taxpayers who may be asked to pay for science labs. why does that matter. >> reporter: teachers say one reason the u.s. may lag behind is that they start early, teaching the subjects to younger students. >> if we can provide a wide range of opportunities from ap courses down to, perhaps, you know, on site or school-based research experiences, to give students more hands-on opportunities. and really to let them see beyond the taxbooks....
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and applying brain science to the law, and advocating for reform. this is a banner year for criminal-justice. we have the three strikes initiative. we limit it to only serious offenses. also, the ballot measure, the state measure which will eliminate the penalty. thank you, all of you for coming and for all the volunteers that made this possible. i want to thank the san francisco public library, every year they have provided us with a venue to do this event and also for sfgovtv for putting us on the tube. we will see you again. keep in touch. thank you. [applause] and before i be a slave i'll be buried in my grave and go home to my lord and be free no more violence no more violence no more violence over me over me and before i be a slave i'll be buried in my grave and go home to my lord and be free >> i want y'all to sing it with me now. ♪ oh, oh, freedom oh, freedom o freedom over me over me and before i be a slave i'll be buried in my grave and go home to my lord and be free (applause) >> thank you. >> thank you very much. thank you. good aftern
and applying brain science to the law, and advocating for reform. this is a banner year for criminal-justice. we have the three strikes initiative. we limit it to only serious offenses. also, the ballot measure, the state measure which will eliminate the penalty. thank you, all of you for coming and for all the volunteers that made this possible. i want to thank the san francisco public library, every year they have provided us with a venue to do this event and also for sfgovtv for putting us...
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science and technology and the basic research that under girds it have been the the basis of over 50% of our gdp growth for 50 years. but the things we take for granted today are based on research that occurred over a 10, 20, 30 year period, even 50 years. and so one has to understand the source of idea generation. secondly, one has to have human talent. and that stall letalent is supp fellowships that come out of federal support. if the sequester occurs and occurs in a blunt way that can with devastating effects on research programs at universities all across the country. not to mention impacts on some aspects of financial aid. >> just in your example, you grew up in public schools and here in the district of columbia, initially segregated. what did the access for federally funded research mean for you and your generation? >> the whole thing meant the confluence of the brown versus board of education supreme court decision and the launch of the "sputnik" satellite which created a fury of activity to improve science and math education in the public schools, to encourage students, part
science and technology and the basic research that under girds it have been the the basis of over 50% of our gdp growth for 50 years. but the things we take for granted today are based on research that occurred over a 10, 20, 30 year period, even 50 years. and so one has to understand the source of idea generation. secondly, one has to have human talent. and that stall letalent is supp fellowships that come out of federal support. if the sequester occurs and occurs in a blunt way that can with...
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and so i got into science. i went to school. i went to college, lowell tech in massachusetts, after doing a year of prep school 'cause i didn't take the recommended courses in high school, i had to do this, you know, make up for deficiencies. so burl was a big influence of mine. and then i went through it and i got a physics degree. and while getting that physics degree, it was very, very difficult for me. but there was a book i read when i was in graduate school in the summertime. it was wonderful. it was a book called "basic physics" by ken ford. and ken ford became my mentor and another big influence on me. and ken ford's book, awesome. he told it like it is. ken ford is a giant himself. he doesn't have a nobel prize but his friends do. he's one of those type guys. he was the exec officer of the american institute of physics. i'm proud to say now, i'm very proud of him to have him for a personal friend. so he was a great influence on me. and now i find myself, my greatest satisfaction is to realize that i myself am an influen
and so i got into science. i went to school. i went to college, lowell tech in massachusetts, after doing a year of prep school 'cause i didn't take the recommended courses in high school, i had to do this, you know, make up for deficiencies. so burl was a big influence of mine. and then i went through it and i got a physics degree. and while getting that physics degree, it was very, very difficult for me. but there was a book i read when i was in graduate school in the summertime. it was...
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yes, paul broun is on the science committee. he oversees federal science policy for us as a nation. >> i've come to understand that all that stuff i was taught about evolution and embryology and big bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell. and it's lies to try to keep me and all the folks who were taught that from understanding that they need a savior. >> that one led to a write-in campaign in this past election where people in paul broun's georgia district got thousands of voters to write in charles darwin instead of voting for paul broun. it was protest vote against him while he ran unopposed technically. it was also a plea to the republican party in washington to at least please not put that pit of hell guy back on the science committee. republicans in washington put him back on the science committee anyway. the existence of a congressman like paul broun says something about our times, and it says something about his district, and it says something about the bar to entrance in congress since apparently it
yes, paul broun is on the science committee. he oversees federal science policy for us as a nation. >> i've come to understand that all that stuff i was taught about evolution and embryology and big bang theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of hell. and it's lies to try to keep me and all the folks who were taught that from understanding that they need a savior. >> that one led to a write-in campaign in this past election where people in paul broun's georgia district got...
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mayor you mentioned the different varieties but we shouldn't leave out the sciences as well so a lot to celebrate. when i was first introduced to our relatively new counsel general by angela he said "he's one of us" and angela said "i'm not so quite sure counsel general" but i shared with him when i took my seat on the board of supervisors i got a call from jay leno. true story. he called me to congratulate me on my public office and glad to know that other lenos were fairing well and asked if we had family in common and he laughed when i said i was part of his russian jewish part of the family so i left it with that. this is particularly appropriate to do this in san francisco and san francisco is a italian city and always has been and will be and to get things going i have seen you put in some years of service in telea eve and familiar with israel's politics you can get into san francisco's politics and i brought this and i know senator will say something as well and we want to congratulate you and all of our italian american community as we kickoff the year of italian culture in t
mayor you mentioned the different varieties but we shouldn't leave out the sciences as well so a lot to celebrate. when i was first introduced to our relatively new counsel general by angela he said "he's one of us" and angela said "i'm not so quite sure counsel general" but i shared with him when i took my seat on the board of supervisors i got a call from jay leno. true story. he called me to congratulate me on my public office and glad to know that other lenos were...
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. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences. there are certain things you can see every week you can go to the museum, visit the planetarium, and we bring in bars and a deejay or band. it is a different feel from during the day, something different every week. tonight , we have beer and music. -- tonight we have great beer and music. it is beer week. we have a dozen local brewers in african hall. we have a deejays to set up throughout the museum and a live performance at 9:00 p.m. tonight. >> what has been your favorite part as a participant or as an observer? >> my favorite part is to walk around the aquarium in to see people with a drink in their hands, getting
. >> when the new california academy of sciences opened in 2008, it quickly became one of the top tourist magnets in the city. part of the cal academies' astronomical success is the weekly nightlife party. >> i am joined by helen, who is here to school me on all the nocturnal activities that are getting ready to take place here. tell us a little about what we can expect to see at nightlife. >> we open up the doors every thursday night at the california academy of sciences....
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antioch girl science project goes viral. elaborate planning behind her mission to send her hello kitty doll into space. >> and not often that senators eat their words but that's what happened today for california top legislators there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setting. exclusively at a sleep number store. sleep number. comfort... individualized. at the ultimate sleep number event, queen mattresses start at just $599. and save 50% on our innovative limited edition bed. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12
antioch girl science project goes viral. elaborate planning behind her mission to send her hello kitty doll into space. >> and not often that senators eat their words but that's what happened today for california top legislators there is no mass-produced human. so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. our...
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it's the kind of science project students from maryland showcased today at umbc. all were featured at the national writers education conference. >> we wanted to see, what is really working in the classrooms in local schools and neighboring states? what has kids excited about learning? and we found that really it's the kind of hands-on intensive activities. >> reporter: emily richmond is the spokesman with the group. she says education writers and reporters across the country, spent the day examining what attracts students to science, technology and math careers. one way to boost interest among students and parents. >> get it in the news more. and help people understand, particularly taxpayers who may be asked to include a measure. >> teachers say one reason why the u.s. may lag behind other countries when it comes to sim is that they start early, teaching the subjects to younger students. >> if we can provide a wide range of opportunities, from ap courses down to perhaps on-site or school-based experience. to give students more hands-on opportunities and really le
it's the kind of science project students from maryland showcased today at umbc. all were featured at the national writers education conference. >> we wanted to see, what is really working in the classrooms in local schools and neighboring states? what has kids excited about learning? and we found that really it's the kind of hands-on intensive activities. >> reporter: emily richmond is the spokesman with the group. she says education writers and reporters across the country, spent...
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and this is a science. this is something that most offices are beginning to do now. so i have copies of the report. and the problem is without this information you have no way of knowing how many cases the district attorney's office is handling, the public defender's office is handing and how serious the cases are. one of the points that we make in our report is that we have seen a huge increase in three-strike cases and homicide cases over the past six years. and so that is something that obviously effects the workload, but not the case load >> if you simply count cases you won't distinguish between more serious cases and less serious cases and you will see in our report we have broken down by attorney. every attorney's caseload and workload is reflected in the index and that is how we determine what number of cases we can handle. and we use that to provide that to the mayor's budget office. the second issue also relates to the question of trials. and you saw in the report that the number of cases referred by the police department to the district attorney, domestic
and this is a science. this is something that most offices are beginning to do now. so i have copies of the report. and the problem is without this information you have no way of knowing how many cases the district attorney's office is handling, the public defender's office is handing and how serious the cases are. one of the points that we make in our report is that we have seen a huge increase in three-strike cases and homicide cases over the past six years. and so that is something that...
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to assess safety, so not old science but new science, would seek to protect vulnerable populations like we talked about way back when, right, prenatally and in pregnancy, those ones that are maybe more vulnerable to chemical exposures and also to reduce exposures in communities with unfair burden of exposures, we know that very often, poor communities, communities of color, communities with less resources are exposed to higher levels of chemicals so we have to reduce that unfair burden because they already have enough unfair burden, so that calls for some comprehensive changes and we want to see those happen. the senate is not likely to reconvene and vote on this bill because we are winding down of course with this legislative session and this particular administration in terms of senates turning over, they're all -- most of them are up for re-election, house is turning over -- about half of them are up for re-election and of course presidential election as well, and so it is very likely of course that this will be reintroduced after all of those changes take effect and hopefully we'll
to assess safety, so not old science but new science, would seek to protect vulnerable populations like we talked about way back when, right, prenatally and in pregnancy, those ones that are maybe more vulnerable to chemical exposures and also to reduce exposures in communities with unfair burden of exposures, we know that very often, poor communities, communities of color, communities with less resources are exposed to higher levels of chemicals so we have to reduce that unfair burden because...
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the behavioral science unit follows up on top of that. frankly, we were fortunate in that we didn't have an ois in the last quarter and much of which you're discussing happened after that unfortunate last year a low year all the way around for ois, although we had 16 for the entire year. >> i'd like to follow-up on that. one of the questions, we had a presentation about the officer's well-being is that they further mandatory briefing thereafter. the ptsd, posttraumatic stress syndrome doesn't kick into place until about 90 days afterwards. so there was a request the 90 day remark around there, there was a follow-up with our mental health professionals in the department. so, i think that that was instituted. i just want to make sure. >> yeah, it was, but again in the last 100 something days we haven't had one. >> are bsu folks have followed up with the last couple of officers. i know they follow-up every 36 -- there's a follow-up days and weeks after with the officer. they're checking. and also we're integrating -- we've integrated some of
the behavioral science unit follows up on top of that. frankly, we were fortunate in that we didn't have an ois in the last quarter and much of which you're discussing happened after that unfortunate last year a low year all the way around for ois, although we had 16 for the entire year. >> i'd like to follow-up on that. one of the questions, we had a presentation about the officer's well-being is that they further mandatory briefing thereafter. the ptsd, posttraumatic stress syndrome...
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one is the critical incident debriefing and that's a meeting with our behavioral science unit. that's required to be done within 72 hours of the incident. and the officer meets with the -- the involved officer meets with the folks from the behavioral science unit and he is provided information about posttraumatic stress and about resources he that would be available to the officer. two other things that happened are a range debrief and a modified force options debrief. that's the simulator. the officer goes back out to the range, makes sure they retain the ability to effectively manipulate, physically manipulate the weapon. they were put through several shoot, no shoot scenarioses in the simulator to make sure that they retain the ability to navigate those correctly. the return to duty panel convened, as i said, five business days -- excuse me, i think i jumped. it's five business days after the incident. and the purpose per the general orders is to discuss whether it is appropriate for the involved officer to return to duty. the focus there is either issues that have been disc
one is the critical incident debriefing and that's a meeting with our behavioral science unit. that's required to be done within 72 hours of the incident. and the officer meets with the -- the involved officer meets with the folks from the behavioral science unit and he is provided information about posttraumatic stress and about resources he that would be available to the officer. two other things that happened are a range debrief and a modified force options debrief. that's the simulator. the...
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[ laughter ] until we get this wing situation under control, i'm calling on science to discover ways to buffalo other normally discarded chicken parts. i'm talking the head-skin, the beak lips, the cankles. [ laughter ] 'cuz, no surprise, with wing prices flying high and refusing to dip, thieves with sticky fingers are running a-fowl of the law and creating quite a flap-- honey mustard. [ laughter ] jim? >> police have arrested two men that allegedly stole $65,000 worth of chicken wings from the frozen food distribution center. >> police say the men used a forklift to load ten pallets of tyson chicken wings on to a rental truck. >> stephen: that's right, they pulled off a $65,000 wing heist, which i believe is also the plot of "ocean's 19." [ laughter ] now, the thieves were apprehended and charged, but the wings were never found. [ laughter ] where could they be?! [ laughter ] point is, if you are one of the fortunate who managed to get some wings for the super bowl, for god's sake, be smart and put a padlock on them. oooh-- buffalo padlock. [ laughter ] we'll be right back. [cheers
[ laughter ] until we get this wing situation under control, i'm calling on science to discover ways to buffalo other normally discarded chicken parts. i'm talking the head-skin, the beak lips, the cankles. [ laughter ] 'cuz, no surprise, with wing prices flying high and refusing to dip, thieves with sticky fingers are running a-fowl of the law and creating quite a flap-- honey mustard. [ laughter ] jim? >> police have arrested two men that allegedly stole $65,000 worth of chicken wings...
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>> i think modern science has quite a lot to do with this. the science was pretty exhaust tive. they know that it was a male. they know that he died 25 or 30 years, either side of 1485 which is in fact when richard ii was killed on the battlefield. the skeleton, of course has revealed a great deal about the curvature of the spine. they know that this is a person who, for example, had a very high-protein diet which was reserved in those days, in the middle ages, only for the most wealthy and the powerful. and then probably most convincing other than the d.n.a. was the wund incding very large hole we saw as we were led past the skeleton rather refuse rengsally today. a very large hole behind what would have been the left ear of the skull which the experts said was consistent with a blow by a halberd, an ax-like medieval weapon which is consistent with his death. they said he was felled by a tremendous blow from a halrd. i left there pretty well persuaded that this is richard iii, less persuaded that the scholarship will turn upsidedown what has been the common public conviction. b
>> i think modern science has quite a lot to do with this. the science was pretty exhaust tive. they know that it was a male. they know that he died 25 or 30 years, either side of 1485 which is in fact when richard ii was killed on the battlefield. the skeleton, of course has revealed a great deal about the curvature of the spine. they know that this is a person who, for example, had a very high-protein diet which was reserved in those days, in the middle ages, only for the most wealthy...